Warranty; Appendix A; Company Position Regarding; Single-Use Only Medical Devices - smith&nephew VERSAJET II Manual De Instrucciones

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Warranty

Limited one year warranty
Limited Warranty. Smith & Nephew warrants, for
a period of one year from the date of sale of the
console, that the console ("Product") shall perform to
specifications as stated in the product manual. In the
event of failure to perform to specifications,
Smith & Nephew shall repair or replace the Product at
its discretion, at no charge to Customer in accordance
with its repair policy, as stated in the Product Terms
and Conditions.
In order to keep this product warranty in effect,
Customer must promptly notify Smith & Nephew
of any defects in writing within thirty (30) days of
discovery of such defects or within one (1) year of the
sales order.
This warranty does not cover: (i) Products packaged
or labeled by someone other than Smith & Nephew
or its authorized agents; (ii) Products not used in
compliance with the specifications in the product
manuals; (iii) Products used in conjunction with
single-use handpieces used more than one time; (iv)
Products used in conjunction with expired single-use
handpieces; (v) defects due to misuse, reprocessing,
alteration, unauthorized repair or negligent handling,
or defects due to lack of care by the Customer, or
assigned user of the Product including but not limited
to storage, handling or cleaning.
OTHER THAN THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE SMITH
& NEPHEW, INC., MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS
OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE OR USE BY
CUSTOMER OF THE PRODUCT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. BE LIABLE
FOR ANY ANTICIPATED PROFITS, OR OTHER INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND WHATSOEVER OR LOSS OF TIME INCURRED BY
THE CUSTOMER WITH THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE
PRODUCT. FURTHER, SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. SHALL
IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY EXEMPLARY OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

Appendix A

Company position regarding the
reprocessing and reuse of

single-use only medical devices

As a manufacturer of single-use medical devices,
including multi-use systems with single-use patient
contact components, it is our position that these
devices are not designed or manufactured to
withstand the rigors of reprocessing and therefore
should not be reprocessed.
Single-use medical devices are intended to be used
on an individual patient during a single procedure
and then discarded. They are not intended to be
reprocessed and used again. Labeling identifies
such devices as single-use and is not intended to be
reprocessed and used again.
The use of reprocessed devices may present
unacceptable risks to the health and safety of patients
and healthcare professionals. Tissue and organ
damage as well as cross-infection can result from the
reuse of a single-use device, because of practical
issues of cleaning single-use devices. Moreover, the
rigors of reprocessing can impair the performance and
adversely affect the safety of a single-use device, as a
result of changes in the physical state of the device.
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